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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

A Happier Me Now..。

This post took me weeks to complete because there were too many distractions eg work, work and work. Haha! Okay! I shall stop using work as an excuse lah! I guess lately I am experiencing some mind-block

However sad I was, I realized I could not cry. 


Time is a Gift..

Since Time is so priceless, I should not waste it on crying over spill milk. Instead, I should use it to think if there is any way to turn the table around. Yes, it seems impossible but this does not stop me from fighting on. I will not give up until I tried every possible way. Until I had done my best, I cannot give up. 

Recently, coincidentally there were alot of events which triggered me to feel nostalgic. Last few weeks, I caught up with friends whom I knew at different stages of my life 10-20 years ago. Then recently I watched Alice in Wonderland 2 - Looking through the Glass and attended Sammi Cheng's concert at RWS. Even watching "Finding Dory" gave me some new insights about my life.

I guess it is liked a ten-yearly taking stick session? And I hadn't been taking stock for 20 years? Sad to say, I had wasted 10 years of my life wondering why I am unable to be in my "dream job" and wasted my recent few years feeling lousy about myself.

I am definitely happier than before now. So many of my friends were saying "though I am not sure what you do at work but I definitely can see you areso much happier these days because it is all written over your face and you have this happy aura around you. Yeah, I know. This is me, if u bother to, u will definitely be able to read me like a book. My aura cannot lie! Haha! 

But sometimes I do still feel a bit sad and wish to whine a little. But well, just a little lah! If I feel nothing then I am not me already k?

One of my old friends reminded me that I should count how many ticks are in my bucket list and not hold on to the list of 遗憾 which I did not managed to achieve. Some things are meant to be. I might not be happier even if I have these things because I meant to be happier without them.



I learnt from Alice in Wonderland that we cannot undo what has been done but we can always learn something from the past. As long as we know what went wrong and the reasons that caused the wrong, then we can ensure history does not repeat itself. And we will treasure what we have now since we know it did not come easy. 




As I watched Sammi Cheng's concert and listened to the "old songs" she sang, I suddenly had alot of flashbacks. I realized I grew up watching her HK romance  comedies. She was always the Cinderella in the various movies, who later met up with her "prince charming" and they would overcome all the challenges before they lived happily ever after. 

This reminds me of the Taiwanese movie I watched few months back. 



I too have found my knight who is willing to forgive my every mistake and accept me to be who I am. 

I too have gradually regained my lost "voice" and confidence. Similarly to the female lead actress who had became "seasoned" by the harsh working society, I had became rather quiet and disillusioned over the years. Though I am still relatively "quiet", compared to the me in my school days, I now dare to voice out my opinions again because there are audience who take what I say more seriously. 


Tuesday, September 27, 2016

虐心的悲痛。。。


看完了刚才那一集,心有没有抽痛的感觉?有没有哭?

我真的很佩服剪接thriller的工作人员咧!他真的牛力出到完(try to say this in hokkien, gu luck chu ga liao! haha) 。要不是我熟悉《步步惊心》的剧情,我真的以为昭王子要死了咧!我也真的会以为解树也会死。But then this will not make any sense liao. 所以以我曾是国大戏剧组投选的最佳导演、编剧与女演员,plus GCE A Level English Literature Student, 我猜对啦!吴尚宫会代解树而死。这奇妙地似乎就是“最好”的结局了。因为太子、四王子,解树都不可以死。只好牺牲自私的陛下了。陛下必须为自己不果断又害怕宗族的个性,付出代价。就像当年没有追究吴尚宫早产的事件一样。我想剧组努力地剪片就是想让收视率上升。



听起来有点虐待狂的感觉,但是不知怎地我很喜欢昭王子和解树在监狱里的对话。他们就是那么毫不迟疑地明白对方的心意。反看旭王子鄙视解树手上的鲜血的那个目光,看来他已经开始嫌弃解树了。他怕事自私的个性和陛下其实很像。他对解树的承诺都是骗人的;他就是那种可以一起享福,却无法一同吃苦的懦夫。不过,当然编剧是有绞尽脑汁地尽量把旭王子的懦弱与怕事归咎于他族人对他的期望, 他对母亲和妹妹的责任和他与妹妹童年的阴影。

不过最坏的莫过于他妹妹延华公主。或许宫里长大的孩子都是比较现实势利的。她明明最恨的是顺成王后但
还是与她勾结毒害太子、诬陷解树。她明明知道旭王子喜欢解树,她还是为了让昭王子放弃解树而诬陷她。历史上她选择嫁给昭王子也是因为她识时务者吧?

雨里的那场戏也太经典了吧!所以我立刻就拍下了这一幕。





有没有很回味的感觉啊?呵呵!



IU很勇敢。她不只“素颜”上镜,还愿意被画成伤痕累累。本来不是很喜欢IU演“若曦”,因为我是仆信惠之迷。哈哈!但是我开始为IU那楚楚可怜的样子所感动。



你想这一集过后昭王子和旭王子会不会一起抢王位?旭王子似乎还是不愿“出手”,反而昭王子有完全的理由抢王位。

不过可以肯定的是旭王子放弃了解树,而昭王子绝不放手。



Friday, September 23, 2016

Finally! The Blog has been revamped!

Did you notice any difference in my blog interface, colour and banners?

I was doing research and found that this interface/layout looks really simple and clean. I am not someone who is fond of physical clutter and visual clutter. So this new layout and colour theme really suits me! 

I have to thanks my good friend, Hao, for taking time to help me revamp my blog :) The banner was very well done. Simple and speaks it all. More than Words isn't it?

Trying out the cloud design for my labels/categories. Looks ok to me so far but if u do find it difficult to find the posts you want to read on, do tell me k? We can always change it back to the list/bullet design.

I may still continue to touch up the sidebar and add in about me so that readers can understand more about the real me ^^

I hope the Labels are self-explanatory. In doubt, do not hesistate to clarify k! Hope to blog more regularly and I have so much I wish to share! 

As I dug my old photos, I found some "treasure" too! Haha! Can't wait to share! 

So stay tune! 

Monday, September 19, 2016

一步比一步惊心。。


大家都猜到了吗?

第八集里,我们可以肯定四王子就是下一任皇帝光宗。


之前迷上四爷雍正的时候,我可是做了很多功课。做功课的时候,我发现原著剧本奇妙之处,就是恰好的tweet了一下真实的中国历史。不多不少恰恰好地把若曦这个角色卷入七爷夺位之中,让我们为暴君雍正以泪洗脸,暗自赞同他夺位。看完了吴奇隆版的《步步惊心》,我真的相信雍正夺位是情有可原的。要有能力保护所爱的人,就一定要变成最有权势的人。





自然地,在迷《步步惊心。丽》的当儿,我也去查了一下高丽的历史。哇噻!这部剧的编剧也有够用心的。他真的做足了功课,也恰好地把高丽的历史tweet了一下,加入了解树这个角色。剧里也加入了我们现代人会觉得奇怪的礼俗,比如与同父异母的兄弟姐妹或外甥侄女通婚。



根据高丽的历史,四王子王昭真的娶了莲花公主延华来扩充自己的实力,也娶了太子的女儿(也即是自己的侄女)。也听说光宗王昭有三个老婆。第三个是不是解树呢?



刚才看过了第九集的预告片。看来十王子会被逼娶顺德。不知道这时的解树是不是被吓坏了!她竟然就是扭转高丽历史的重要人物啊!



好紧张啊!皇帝会不会答应四王子,把解树赐给他呢?还是会因为他的要求触怒龙颜,变成更不喜欢四王子了呢?而八王子会不会觉得自己被出卖了,以为解树与四王子有私情,而性情大变?

敬请收看哦!



P.S. 我真的很喜欢这个剧照!突然好希望李准基和IU也可以是真的恋人!嘻!

Saturday, September 17, 2016

让我再次心跳加速的《步步惊心。丽》


初时抱着好奇的心情想知道韩国版的《步步惊心》会是怎样的剧情。看过第一集,本来还不以为意。毕竟我对剧里的韩国明星并不熟悉,女主角IU的演技也不胜于刘诗诗。




但是,看着看着我竟然爱上了韩版的四爷aka四王子王昭。我再次对《步步惊心》有了心跳的感觉。这次饰演四王子的李准基比起四爷吴奇隆的眼神,尖锐冷峻中带着怜悯的温柔。虽然我是四爷吴奇隆的支持者,但是我还是觉得李准基的眼神更会说话。



不过比起八爷郑嘉颖,八王子姜河那似乎逊色了些。姜河那是很帅啦,不过他的古装造型只是soso而已,他在《继承者们》里的时装学生造型还更帅点。呵呵。。虽然我不喜欢三王子的角色,但是我觉得他的古装造型很帅气!八爷郑嘉颖的古装造型一直是有目共睹的,所以自然胜于姜河那的古装造型。



很喜欢十王子傻里傻气的样子,十三王子文诌诌的书生味,和十四王子的任性与好胜。


看到第七集,我开始向往看见十王子和将军女儿顺德的互动,四王子对顺成王后和三王子的反击和十三王子和战败公主的邂逅。我很是期待接下来剧情的演变。到底韩版会保存原著的精髓还是有我所料,扭转剧情呢?



虽然很庆幸新加坡和韩国同步首播《步步惊心。丽》,但是又觉得一集一集看很不耐烦,因为一星期只播两集。

呵呵。。我想去韩国已经想了三年。之前看了吴奇隆版的《步步惊心》,还冲到北京去了一趟“中国步步惊心之旅”。我想看完这部韩剧,我肯定更想去一趟韩版“步步惊心“之旅。哈哈,我现在就开始存钱吧!


说说我对剧情的猜测。。原著剧情跟随着清朝历史的演变,由四爷雍正密谋夺位,杀害父亲康熙和兄弟。如果韩版的改编依照一般韩剧的剧情,那么四王子会是那个痴痴单恋解树的人,而八王子就会是那个为了可以有更多的power来保护并得到解树而密谋造反的人。如果韩版忠于原著,四王子就会变坏。





无论剧情如何发展,我都好期待哦!呵呵!第一次好期待星期天快点结束,因为只有星期一、二,有播这部剧。呵呵!尽请留意哦!

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Counting down to my first overseas worktrip

In less than 30 hours, I should be on the plane to Shenzhen to conduct staff training for my Franchisee over there.

Feeling really anxious and excited at the same time. Because this is my first overseas worktrip and I only received the instructions last weekends. 

However, I am definitely more excited than anxious as this will be a good exposure for me and I had long-wished to check out our overseas Franchisee.

I managed to pack my luggage a while ago and hope I didn't miss anything out. Would need to check my luggage another round later tonight and add in the missing items. 

Heard that weather will be bad these few days as the monsoon approaches. Praying hard for everyone's safety and good health. Do pray for us too k! 

I very much wish to blog live while I am at Shenzhen but it is a pity China does not have access to Google and its affliated programme such Youtube, Facebook and Blogger! However, I will try to draft my blog when I have the time to and post it once I am back to Singapore. 

By the way, anyone notices the changes to my blog interface, colour themes and blog banner? I did it with the help of a friend who is good in web design. I personally like it a lot as it looks "cleaner"
and "neater" now. In addition, the blog banner now includes all the three special someone in my life. ^^ 

I am still touching up on my blog design so stay tune k! 

Meantime, don't miss me when I am not around! :P